Tamil Nadu: Charred body of man found at Karanampettai

TIRUPUR: The Palladam police recovered the charred body of a man from Vanathottam Kuttai at Karanampettai in Palladam on Saturday evening.
A police team rushed to the place after a video showing the body appeared on social media.
Superintendent of police G Shashank Sai, deputy superintendent of police O Vetriselvan and senior officers inspected the crime scene and formed a special team to establish identity of the deceased. Forensic experts collected evidence from the spot.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that the deceased was about 40 years old. “Three people, who were having drinks at a Tasmac outlet, had a fight. They reached Vanathottam Kuttai on a motorcycle and two of them murdered a man, and set fire to the body,” a police officer said.